I think she's a bit stuffed, mate. What do you reckon?
I reckon there's another couple hundred Ks in that.
Another couple hundred Ks, well, I'll leave that one for you then,
because you might lose the whole lot.
Yeah, we won't have to worry about it then.
That road has literally, with the corrugation, mate, it was a pretty rough track.
It's literally destroyed the bearings. We've lost the dust cap. And of course, I didn't
notice that we'd lost the dust cap, and of course, all the sand and all the dirt and
all the grit's gone in there and the bearing is now collapsed. So you've gotta change the
bearing, but I'll show you a few little tricks. Now first of all, the first tip or trick is
to make sure you take some bearings with you. You gotta have some spare bearings, because
it's a long way to the bearing shop. So I'll show you a few tricks.
Now what happens with
the bearing if you leave it, if you leave it too long, the washer that holds all this
on, it eventually starts to peel over and of course, the whole lot comes off and then
you lose hub, bearings, tyre, rim. And that's a big hassle then, because for starters, you'd
have to then carry a whole spare hub. So the trick is to get to it before it happens.
We seem to have a bit of a drama with this hub. This hub has been flogging itself to
death. And of course, as you can see here, our bearing cup just falls in. So that's a
bit of a, that's not going to work at all, this hub now is destroyed, but I do have a
spare hub, so it's not a disc-brake hub, but it is a spare hub, and that should do the
trick for us.
Alright so what I might do is whack a bit more grease into these. And I'll show you
a little trick that I learnt to make it easier to pack your bearings. Now these are just freezer bags.
What? It's workin' well.
A real man just use your hands.
Yeah, well you'll be covered in grease. > Really.
It's not workin'. There we go. That worked really well.
It looks brand new.
Look at that. Well there's a little tip for ya. Here, can you pack that bearing for me
with your hands?
What you gotta do is get a bit of grease. Don't just wipe it around the outside, because
you're not getting it down inside around the rollers. So you've gotta force it all down
around there. Push it in.
When you're finished you just Wipe me hands on someone's shirt.
Well there you go. A little trick there with the plastic bags and the grease. That worked
an absolute treat.
The theory was good. Practice wasn't so much.
Anyway, remember you gotta carry spares. Spares are just as important as extra fuel or spare
tyres. So remember that one. And hopefully, because we're running outta spares real quick.
We've done a few this trip, haven't we?
Yeah. Anyway, catch you next time.